Hi from the UK - rain over here too!! But then we are used to it!!! I am off tomorrow with my family to the South of France for 2 weeks so the weather better be sun, sun, sun all the way. Can't wait. We have friends coming to house, horse, chicken and duck sit so wish them luck in the rain!!

well up here in New England (most parts, anyway) we are getting what I think of as more southern weather... maybe like Atlanta or something. muggy days, and daily thunderstorms, some of them very strong, in the late afternoon. I mean, t-storms happen in summer, but I think we've had them every day for about two weeks which is unusual. Normally this time of year it's either cool and raining, or a cool dry and sunny.